Mexico Makes Net Zero Climate Vow in Nudge to Other Nations
- EU, Canada, other countries commit to steep 2035 emission cuts
- COP29 push seen prodding big polluters to boost ambition
Claudia Sheinbaum.
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Mexico is working to have a net zero economy by 2050, marking a fresh bid by the country to more aggressively confront climate change under a new president that has prioritized the issue.
Mexico’s announcement on Thursday came alongside vows by the European Union, Canada and other countries to set 2035 climate targets that require steep reductions in planet-warming pollution to hit net zero goals by mid-century. The united show of force at the UN’s COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan is part of a building pressure campaign meant to prod major-emitting nations to step up their own ambition.